Darko-Kelly is a 6-foot-6 sophomore forward from Great Falls, Mont.
He was also named the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week!
10th-ranked Montana Western went 2-0 for the weekend. At home, the Bulldogs edged Montana Tech 71-67 and on the road beat No. 19 Lewis-Clark State 98-83.
Darko-Kelly averaged 24.5 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals per game. He was 15 of 28 from the field (54 percent), 6 of 10 3-point field goals (60 percent) and was 13 of 16 from the free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Danny Betcher of Rocky Mountain College, Race Martin of Lewis-Clark State, Chris O’Neill of Montana Tech, Ryan Reeves of MSU-Northern, Dushaun Rice of the University of Providence and Matt Wyman of Carroll College.